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Changhong Netbooks

Just walking around the show floor, I came across a random Chinese company named Chanhong that's putting out a line of very ASUS -looking netbooks and MIDs based on Intel's Atom. Chanhong's products, which you can see shots of below, are currently not slated for a US release. The company's main markets are China, Russia, and Australia, but they're entertaining the idea of a US launch if they can find the right vendor.

I asked a spokesperson there what was keeping them out of the US, and she replied that a lack of brand recognition meant that they would have to sell their products very cheaply to have any hope of moving them. Because of their position in the aforementioned countries, they can command solid margins there, but in the US they just wouldn't be making any money.

The tablet PC above sells in China for the equivalent of about $200, which is just insanely cheap. This is a decent design, too, but too bad the rest of the units look like the standard EeePC clone.